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The new year offers opportunity to
reflect on all the blessings that have come
our way in 2019. We are so blessed to be senior pageant. Ms. Senior California is
part of this generation of seniors who can the largest senior pageant in the nation
continue to make things happen everyday that brings honor and recognition to
because we are healthier, smarter, and senior women. Are you ready? It is
more engaged in our own happiness. YOUR turn to have fun and meet other
lovely senior women who are ready for
the same adventure.
The Age of Elegance preliminary
pageant locations for 2020 are: Long
Beach, Palm Springs, Orange County and
San Diego. Please visit our website:
mssrcalifornia.net for all information
regarding the dates for the preliminaries
pageants, venue information, and the
application which can be printed, filled
out and mailed in. The Ms. Senior
California State Pageant is held at the
Joan Kroc Theatre for Peace and Justice
on the University of San Diego Campus.
Ms. Senior California wishes you a very
happy and healthy New Year.

The Ms. Senior California of America Elvia Harris,
committee will be looking for active Ms. Senior California
senior women over the age of 60+, who State Pageant
are ready to experience a wonderful Administrator/CEO
adventure called “The Age Of Elegance”

Medicare Scams
Medicare Scams
Medicare Scams
Medicare Scams
Medicare Scams
Goals of Medicare scammers
While this doesn’t take money directly out of
Medicare scams come and go as officials crack your pocket, it does cause the government to
down on one type of fraud and new technologies spend more on your benefits, raising costs for
or creative criminals discover new ways to scam everybody. Plus, if the scammer collects for a
beneficiaries. While each year sees new scams, service that you end up needing later, you may
most scams have one or more of the following have to pay out of pocket if Medicare only
goals. covers it once.
Medicare scam tactics
Steal your money To accomplish the above goals, many
scammers use the same strategies over and
Imposters who threaten to take away your over. That’s because these tactics are
Medicare benefits typically ask for money to effective—that is, unless their victims know
prevent a (false) negative consequence. They’re what to look out for.
after your money and may ask you to pay them Pretending to be trustworthy
in untraceable methods such as a wire transfer or Often, criminals try to create an air of trust
gift cards.
with their victims right away. In the case of
Medicare fraud, they may pose as someone
Steal your identity from Social Security or the Medicare program.
These people may ask you to confirm your Other scammers might pose as friends,
Social Security number, birth date, and other relatives, law enforcement, or the IRS.
uniquely identifying information. These criminals Pretending they’re trustworthy helps criminals
may then use this information to open credit convince victims to let down their guard.
cards in your name or conduct other financially Phone calls
damaging activities. Most imposters wield telephones as their
weapon of choice. Scam artists can trick your
Steal your benefits caller ID into making it look like they’re calling
from a legitimate number. This tactic also
Some scammers ask for your Medicare number makes it difficult for law enforcement to track
so they can get Medicare to pay them for the criminals down.
benefits you’ve never received or didn’t need. REPORT: 1-855-613-7080

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